Political :

Sweden is a constitutional monarchy. This constitution is made up of several laws that have developed over many years: freedom of the Press Act, Act of Succession, freedom of the Press Act Instrument of Government, and the Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression. The Prime Minister is the head of the Swedish government. All citizens must be at least eighteen in order to vote. Some of Sweden’s major parties include the Social Democratic Party, Moderate Party, Centre Party, and the People's Party Liberals. Each party must have a certain percentage of the votes to receive representation in parliament; they must have at least four percent of the national vote or at least twelve percent of the vote in a district. The government and parliament both have the power to legislate. The government appoints the people in the Judiciary.

Legal:
As mentioned in an earlier post, Sweden has recently legalized marriage. Six out of the seven political parties in parliament supported the change. Churches will not be forced to perform same-sex marriages; they may choose to opt out. Gay and lesbian couples have been allowed to form unions since 1994. Unions gave them the same rights as heterosexual couples but did not refer to them as marriages. Denying gays the same title was seen as discrimination by some people. Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Norway are other countries in Europe that already recognize gay marriage.

Regulatory :
Sweden has tried to regulate the use of the Internet with the BBS act and the Data Act. Website owners are responsible for overseeing what is happening on their sites. They are held accountable for any behavior on their site that is considered illegal even if they are unaware that it’s occurring. The government has always been proactive in protecting the privacy of its citizens online. Atom point in time it was illegal to display personal information, such a person’s name, on the internet. However, the law as changed slightly. Sweden’s laws currently allow users to publish “harmless” inhumation but this has caused some debate over what is or is not harmless information.